Portuguese Stringed Keyboard Instruments of the 18th Century: Clavichords, Harpsichords, Fortepianos and Spinets

Contents

PREFACE

 

STRING KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS IN PORTUGAL: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

String Keyboard Instruments in Portugal from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era

Portuguese String Keyboard Makers of the 18th Century

Orientation and Development of the Keyboard compass

 

CLAVICHORDS AND SQUARE PIANOS

Clavichords:

   Introduction

   Description of the instruments

Square Pianos:

   Introduction

   Instrument description

 

WING-SHAPED INSTRUMENTS WITH STRINGS RUNNING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE KEY LEVERS

Instruments that are, or were originally, harpsichords:

Probable immediate Italian influence

   Introduction

   Instrument description

Development of a National style

   Introduction

   Description of the instruments

Instruments with some English features

   Introduction

   Instrument description

Appendix

   Introduction

   Instrument description

Fortepianos

   Introduction

   Description of the instruments

 

BENTSIDE SPINETS

   Introduction

   Description of the instruments

 

MOULDINGS AND GLOSSARY

 

ILLUSTRATIONS

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY